LOD, Israel — It would be easy to miss the mosque in a temporary building with a concrete floor and corrugated roof. But it is impossible to miss the constellation of six loudspeakers atop a giant metal structure resembling the Eiffel Tower. Five times a day, starting well before dawn, these loudspeakers broadcast the muezzin’s [...]
Most of us have found ourselves in the awkward situation of trying to communicate in a foreign language. Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. And sometimes it’s downright disastrous. But thanks to a new translation device that easily fits into your ear, the days of struggling to speak the local lingo might soon be a [...]
This certainly looks like a 'must watch'. We need to understand the health impacts of noise. The world is just too damn loud – that’s the thesis of this engaging Kickstarter-funded documentary, which travels the world via forests, anechoic chambers and Japanese tea houses, meeting sonic theorists, Zen practitioners and a secular Trappist, a young [...]
Car makers have developed a myriad of technologies to keep you safe in the event of a collision. Airbags, seat belt pre-tensioning, and other features can reduce the damage done in a car accident, but what about your hearing? Crashes are loud enough to cause damage to the inner ear, but Mercedes-Benz has a potential [...]
Dublin residents are opposing a helipad that could save nine extra lives a year amid fears over noise and the effect on the community. The Mater Hospital said that the proposed helipad was required and justified. It said that because it was the national centre for cardiac surgery, heart and lung transplants and spinal injuries, [...]
by Anton McNulty, Mayo News (27th Sept 2016) A LANDMARK Castlebar pub has been given the go-ahead to be redeveloped despite objections from residents who expressed concern it would lead to increased levels of noise pollution. An Bord Pleanála upheld a decision by Mayo County Council to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of Johnny [...]
BRICK WALL AT ROAD AUTHORITY VILLAGERS in Johnstown village are “hitting a brick” wall when it comes to try and get noise from the motorway reduced, Kildare County Council has heard. At the Council’s September 19 meeting, Cllr Fintan Brett said that tests done by locals had shown the noise on the M7 to be [...]
The Sydney Opera House is set to undergo a multi-million-dollar overhaul, with an emphasis on improving its acoustics, once described as worse than an aircraft hangar, officials said Thursday. The Aus$247 million (US$190 million) revamp is the biggest since Australia's most recognisable building opened in 1973 and includes other upgrades to the main concert hall [...]
Date: Thursday 3rd Nov 2016 From: 11:oohrs to 11:45hrs Sound Insulation Testing Ireland A Free Training Webinar on Sound Insulation Testing and requirements set out in the 2014 Building Regulation Technical Guidance Document E (TGD-E), which came into effect on the 1st of July 2015. It should be noted that sound insulation testing is mandatory since the [...]
An independent review into the concerns of local people about plans for a third runway at Dublin Airport is expected to be agreed by the Cabinet today. Minister for Transport Shane Ross is scheduled to bring a memo to Cabinet on the long-deferred third runway proposed by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The project received [...]